Jump to content

Sunny Joseph

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2601:541:4500:1760:cc80:34b2:e1e4:2c17 (talk) at 13:38, 11 August 2018 (fix link). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Sunny Joseph, ISC
Sunny Joseph in 2010
Born (1957-10-12) 12 October 1957 (age 67)
Kerala
NationalityIndian
Alma materFilm and Television Institute of India
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, Film Director
Years active1983- present
TitleISC
SpousePushpa Sunny
ChildrenAnil Sunny, Aparna Sunny
WebsiteOfficial website

Sunny Joseph, ISC [1] (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian cinematographer and director from Kerala, most known for his work in Shaji N. Karun classic, Piravi, for which he won the 1988 Kerala State Film Award for Best Photography.[2] He has Post Graduate Diploma in Cinematography from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune.[3] Currently he is the President of Indian Society of Cinematographers, (ISC).[4]

Early life and education

Born in 1957 in Kerala to CV Joseph and Thressiamma, he grew up in the household of two brothers including a twin, and six sisters.[5] Sunny did his P.D.C. from St. Michael's College, Cherthala (Kerala University) in Alappuzha district in 1974, followed by B.Sc. in Zoology from Deva Matha College, Kuravilangad (Mahatma Gandhi University), in the Kottayam district of Kerala in 1977. He joined the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune in 1979, where he did a Diploma in Cinema, specializing in Motion Picture Photography and gratuated in 1983.[6]

Career

After graduating from Film and Television Institute of India, Pune in 1983, Sunny Joseph started working as a cinematographer in 1987. Piravi the film which he photographed for Shaji N. Karun became a landmark in his career and in Indian Cinema.

In 2002, Sunny assisted veteran cinematographer and Adoor Gopalakrishnan long-time collaborator, Mankada Ravi Varma, in his last work, Nizhalkuthu (2002) and eventually shot many scenes in the film for which Sunny is credited alongside Mankada Ravi Varma.[7][8]

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Life Members". ISC website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Monsoon vignettes". The Hindu. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Citation". National Film Archive of India. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "ISC participates in the 1st International Congress on Authorship Rights of Cinematographers in Huelva, Spain - 2004". ISC website. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "ക്യാമറയ്ക്ക് പിന്നിലെ കാഴ്ചകള്‍". Mathrubhumi. 20 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "About Me". Cheruvallikattu.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Painting with light". The Hindu. 7 September 2007. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  8. ^ "Indian cinematographer Varma dies: He worked on Adoor Gopalakrishnan's films". Variety (magazine). 24 November 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)


Stub icon

This biographical article related to film in India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sunny_Joseph&oldid=854454204"